Linux diagnostics

[rudi-cilibrasi]

prudi@mgnuc:~$ pdd --version
/home/prudi/.local/share/uv/tools/pdd-cli/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pdd/llm_invoke.py:186: UserWarning: Could not determine project root automatically. Using current working directory: /home/prudi. Ensure this is the intended root or set the PDD_PATH environment variable.
warnings.warn(f"Could not determine project root automatically. Using current working directory: {PROJECT_ROOT}. Ensure this is the intended root or set the PDD_PATH environment variable.")
2025-08-26 19:36:38,831 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - No local LLM model CSV found, will use package default
2025-08-26 19:36:38,831 - INFO - No local LLM model CSV found, will use package default
2025-08-26 19:36:38,853 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at /home/prudi/litellm_cache.sqlite
2025-08-26 19:36:38,853 - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at /home/prudi/litellm_cache.sqlite
pdd, version 0.0.49

on Ubuntu 24.04

this is the snap installed astral-uv version

[shadowmornachAsia]

I noticed that the warning only appears when I run pdd outside of a cloned repository.
When I run it inside the cloned repo, there is no warning because the directory contains .pdd, .env, and .pddrc.
If this is a suitable beginner-friendly issue, I’d be happy to take it — any guidance or pointers on where to start would be appreciated @rudi-cilibrasi @gltanaka

[jiaminc-cmu]

Step 1: Duplicate Check

Status: No duplicates found

Search Performed

• Searched for: "project root", "PDD_PATH", "warning", "llm_invoke", "UserWarning", "Linux diagnostics", "working directory", "outside", "version", ".pdd .pddrc"
• Issues reviewed: 100+ (all open and closed issues, with focus on 10 potentially related issues)

Findings

After comprehensive searching, this appears to be a unique issue. No existing issues describe the same problem of UserWarning appearing when running pdd --version (or other commands) outside a project directory.

Potentially related but distinct issues reviewed:

• Auto-detection Path issue with ubuntu #124 (Auto-detection Path issue with ubuntu): Too vague, no specific warning message documented
• Pydantic warnings #302 (Pydantic warnings): Different type of warning - Pydantic serialization, not project root detection
• Issues Starting Up With PDD Local #299 (Issues Starting Up With PDD Local): About OpenAI schema errors and cloud fallback, not project root warnings
• pdd generate prints many new errors before working and seems like it has timeout latencies #295 (pdd generate prints many errors): About LLM invocation failures, not project root detection

Issue Summary:
This issue reports that running pdd --version outside a project directory (without .pdd, .env, .pddrc) produces a noisy warning about project root detection. The user comment confirms this is reproducible and provides helpful context about when the warning appears vs. doesn't appear.

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Proceeding to Step 2: Documentation Check

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Step 2: Documentation Check

Status: Confirmed Bug

Documentation Reviewed

• README.md - Main documentation, installation and usage guide
• docs/ONBOARDING.md - Onboarding and troubleshooting guide
• docs/faq.md - Frequently asked questions
• docs/path_resolution_resolver.md - Path resolution design documentation
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Contributor guidelines
• pdd/llm_invoke.py - Module initialization code (lines 480-600)
• pdd/path_resolution.py - Path resolution logic
• pdd/core/cli.py - CLI entry point and --version handling

Findings

The specific warning message from the issue no longer exists in the current codebase (v0.0.128). The path_resolution.py module has been refactored since v0.0.49, and the warning about "Could not determine project root automatically" was removed or modified.

However, the underlying issue persists. When running pdd --version (or any command) from outside a project directory:

1. The llm_invoke.py module is imported at CLI startup

2. Module-level initialization code runs that:

   • Attempts project root detection (pdd/llm_invoke.py:498-500)
   • Configures LiteLLM caching (pdd/llm_invoke.py:669-682)
   • Emits INFO logging messages

3. The user sees verbose output like:

   INFO - No local LLM model CSV found, will use package default
   INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at /home/prudi/litellm_cache.sqlite
   

This behavior contradicts documentation expectations:

• The README shows pdd --version as a simple verification command (line 97-99)
• No documentation mentions warnings when running outside a project directory

Root cause: The llm_invoke module performs expensive initialization at import time (module-level code), which runs even for simple commands like --version that don't need LLM capabilities. Simple informational commands should not trigger LLM infrastructure setup or emit warnings.

Impact:

• Poor user experience for first-time users verifying installation
• Confusing output that suggests configuration problems
• Unnecessary overhead for non-LLM commands

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Proceeding to Step 3: Triage

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Step 3: Triage

Status: Proceed

Summary

We have sufficient information to attempt reproduction of this issue.

What We Understand:

1. Expected Behavior: Running pdd --version should print only the version number and exit cleanly, without any warnings or log messages.

2. Actual Behavior: When running pdd --version outside a PDD project directory (without .pdd, .env, .pddrc, or .git markers), users see:

   • A UserWarning about project root detection
   • INFO log messages about LLM model CSV and LiteLLM cache configuration
   • The version number (eventually)

3. Reproduction Steps:

   1. Navigate to a directory without PDD project markers (e.g., home directory ~)
   2. Run pdd --version
   3. Observe warnings/log output before the version number

4. Code Areas Identified:

   • pdd/cli.py - Imports llm_invoke at module level, triggering initialization
   • pdd/llm_invoke.py - Has module-level logging setup and path resolution (lines 12-89)
   • pdd/path_resolution.py - Handles path resolution with get_default_resolver()
   • pdd/core/cli.py - Defines the --version option

Root Cause Hypothesis: Module-level imports in pdd/cli.py trigger initialization code in llm_invoke.py even for simple info commands like --version. This initialization performs logging setup and path resolution that is unnecessary for version queries.

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Proceeding to Step 4: Reproduction

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Step 4: Reproduction

Status: Reproduced

Environment

• OS: macOS Darwin 23.5.0 (arm64)
• Python: 3.12.7
• pdd-cli version: 0.0.128
• Note: Reporter was on Ubuntu 24.04 with pdd v0.0.49

Steps Taken

1. Created a clean temporary directory without any PDD project markers (.pdd, .env, .pddrc, .git, pyproject.toml)
2. Ran pdd --version from that directory
3. Also tested from within the pdd project directory for comparison
4. Tested with PDD_ENVIRONMENT=production to verify production mode suppresses logs

Observed Behavior

$ cd /tmp/pdd_test_dir && pdd --version
2026-01-25 00:10:01,791 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - Using user-specific LLM model CSV: /Users/caijiamin/.pdd/llm_model.csv
2026-01-25 00:10:01,797 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at /Users/caijiamin/Desktop/PDD_PRIVATE/pdd/litellm_cache.sqlite
pdd, version 0.0.128

The INFO logs appear before the version output. With PDD_ENVIRONMENT=production, logs are suppressed but this is not a user-facing solution.

Affected Files

• pdd/cli.py:19-21 - imports code_generator_main at module level
• pdd/code_generator_main.py:21 - imports code_generator
• pdd/code_generator.py:7 - imports llm_invoke
• pdd/llm_invoke.py:12-48 - module-level logging setup
• pdd/llm_invoke.py:498-588 - module-level PROJECT_ROOT resolution and LLM_MODEL_CSV_PATH detection
• pdd/llm_invoke.py:604-683 - module-level LiteLLM cache configuration

Notes

1. The specific warning from v0.0.49 has been removed: The original "Could not determine project root automatically..." warning at llm_invoke.py:186 no longer exists in the current codebase (v0.0.128)

2. The underlying issue persists: INFO logs still appear because:

   • pdd/cli.py eagerly imports code_generator_main for backward compatibility re-exports
   • This triggers the import chain to llm_invoke.py
   • Module-level code in llm_invoke.py runs immediately, setting up logging and cache

3. Import chain causing the issue:

   cli.py -> code_generator_main.py -> code_generator.py -> llm_invoke.py (module-level execution)
   

4. Behavior is consistent: The logs appear both inside and outside project directories. The original reporter's UserWarning was specific to v0.0.49 when no project markers were found.

5. Potential fix approaches:

   • Defer expensive imports in cli.py (lazy loading)
   • Move module-level initialization in llm_invoke.py to a function called on-demand
   • Configure logging to suppress INFO level for simple commands like --version

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Proceeding to Step 5: Root Cause Analysis

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Step 5: Root Cause Analysis

Root Cause Identified: Yes

Summary

The bug occurs because pdd/cli.py eagerly imports all command modules at the module level for backward compatibility, which triggers a deep import chain that ultimately imports pdd/llm_invoke.py. The llm_invoke.py module contains extensive module-level initialization code that runs during import: logging setup, LiteLLM cache configuration, project root resolution, and environment variable loading. This happens even for simple informational commands like pdd --version which don't need LLM functionality at all. Following Python best practices, module-level code should avoid side effects; instead, initialization should be deferred until actually needed (lazy initialization).

Technical Details

Location 1: pdd/cli.py:17-41

# Re-export commonly used items for backward compatibility
from .commands.templates import templates_group
from .auto_update import auto_update
from .code_generator_main import code_generator_main   # <-- triggers import chain
from .context_generator_main import context_generator_main
from .cmd_test_main import cmd_test_main
...

Location 2: pdd/llm_invoke.py:11-48 (logging setup at module level)

logger = logging.getLogger("pdd.llm_invoke")
...
if not logger.handlers:
    console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
    console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
    logger.addHandler(console_handler)

Location 3: pdd/llm_invoke.py:498-683 (project root resolution and cache configuration)

resolver = get_default_resolver()
PROJECT_ROOT = resolver.resolve_project_root()
...
logger.info("No local LLM model CSV found, will use package default")
...
configured_cache = Cache(type="disk", disk_cache_dir=str(sqlite_cache_path))
litellm.cache = configured_cache
logger.info(f"LiteLLM disk cache configured at {sqlite_cache_path}")

Import Chain:

pdd/cli.py:19 → pdd/code_generator_main.py:21 → pdd/code_generator.py:7 → pdd/llm_invoke.py

Why it fails:

1. When pdd --version runs, Python imports pdd.cli
2. The backward compatibility imports at module level cause code_generator_main to be imported
3. This triggers llm_invoke.py to be imported
4. llm_invoke.py has ~700 lines of module-level code that runs immediately on import
5. This code sets up logging handlers that emit INFO messages
6. The messages appear before the version output because they happen during module initialization

External Research

• Search terms: "Python CLI logging warning module import side effects best practices"
• Sources checked: LabEx tutorials, SigNoz, Real Python, Python documentation
• Relevant findings:
  • Best practices recommend avoiding side effects in imports using lazy loading, import guards, or dependency injection
  • Python logging best practices advise: "Don't sprinkle logging configuration code throughout your application. Configure it once at the application's entry point"
  • Real Python recommends: "Avoid calling basicConfig() or changing global logging settings in imported modules"
  • Related open issue: suppress/redirect log outputs with PDD commands #22 - "suppress/redirect log outputs with PDD commands" - directly related to this symptom

Repository History

• Relevant commits:

  • 7f1210b (2025-11-30): "Bump version" - Refactored CLI into modular structure (pdd/commands/), but kept backward compatibility imports in pdd/cli.py
  • 0804e2a3 (2025-09-01): Earlier version with all imports at top of cli.py

• Related PRs: None specifically addressing lazy imports or import side effects

• Similar past issues:

  • suppress/redirect log outputs with PDD commands #22 (OPEN): "suppress/redirect log outputs with PDD commands" - Same symptom from user perspective
  • unable to control or restrict models used with $HOME/.pdd/llm_models.csv #296 (MERGED via Add failing tests for #296: llm_models.csv control #339): "Remove warning for user-removed base model" - Fixed a specific warning in llm_invoke.py but not the root cause

Experiments Performed

1. Verified import side effects:

   python -c "import sys; import pdd.cli; print('llm_invoke loaded:', 'pdd.llm_invoke' in sys.modules)"

   Output showed logging messages and confirmed llm_invoke is loaded during cli import.

2. Verified core CLI is clean:

   python -c "import sys; from pdd.core.cli import cli; print('llm_invoke loaded:', 'pdd.llm_invoke' in sys.modules)"

   Output: "llm_invoke loaded: False" - no side effects from core CLI alone.

3. Traced import chain: Confirmed code_generator_main → code_generator → llm_invoke is the triggering path.

Fix Direction

Option A (Recommended): Lazy imports in pdd/cli.py

• Remove the module-level backward compatibility imports
• If backward compatibility is truly needed, use lazy import wrappers or __getattr__ at the module level
• Commands are already registered via register_commands(cli) which uses the commands module properly

Option B: Defer initialization in llm_invoke.py

• Move module-level code into functions that are called on-demand
• Use lazy initialization pattern for logging, cache configuration, and project root resolution
• Wrap globals in functions: get_project_root() instead of PROJECT_ROOT constant

Option C (Quick fix): Suppress logging for info commands

• In pdd/core/cli.py, detect --version/--help early and suppress logging before imports
• Less elegant but provides immediate relief

Recommended approach: Combine Option A + B for proper fix. The backward compatibility imports appear unused (commands are registered separately) and can likely be removed entirely. Even if needed, they should be lazy. Additionally, llm_invoke.py should defer its heavy initialization.

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Proceeding to Step 5.5: Prompt Classification

[jiaminc-cmu]

Step 5.5: Prompt Classification

Classification: Code Bug

DEFECT_TYPE: code

Analysis

This is a code implementation bug, not a prompt defect. The affected files (pdd/cli.py and pdd/llm_invoke.py) are core infrastructure modules that were manually written, not generated from prompt specifications.

After searching the pdd/prompts/ directory and the entire codebase, I found:

• No prompt file exists for cli.py or llm_invoke.py
• The prompts in pdd/prompts/ are for LLM-based operations (test generation, code fixing, etc.), not for CLI infrastructure
• These are core modules that don't follow the PDD "prompt → generated code" pattern

Evidence

• Prompt specifies: No prompt specification exists for CLI infrastructure or module initialization behavior
• Code implements: Eager module-level imports in pdd/cli.py:17-41 for "backward compatibility" that trigger llm_invoke.py initialization, including logging setup and LiteLLM cache configuration, even for simple info commands
• User expects: Running pdd --version should output only the version number without warnings or INFO logs (standard CLI behavior)

Key Code Locations

1. pdd/cli.py:17-41 - Backward compatibility imports that trigger the issue:

# Re-export commonly used items for backward compatibility
from .commands.templates import templates_group
from .auto_update import auto_update
from .code_generator_main import code_generator_main  # Triggers import chain
...

2. pdd/llm_invoke.py:11-48 - Module-level logging setup
3. pdd/llm_invoke.py:498-501 - Module-level PROJECT_ROOT resolution
4. pdd/llm_invoke.py:669-676 - Module-level LiteLLM cache configuration

Conclusion

The code does not correctly implement expected CLI behavior. This is infrastructure code that was written manually and has an implementation flaw (eager imports causing side effects for simple commands). Since no prompt specification exists for this module, this is classified as a code bug rather than a prompt defect.

Proceeding with test generation to capture the expected behavior before implementing the fix.

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Proceeding to Step 6: Test Plan

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Step 6: Test Plan

Existing Test Coverage

• Test file: tests/test_core_cli.py

• Current coverage:

  • test_cli_version() at line 128 - only verifies --version outputs the version string and exits with code 0
  • Uses CliRunner from Click for CLI testing
  • Extensive tests for global options, context handling, error handling, and command chaining

• Gap: No test verifies that --version produces clean output without INFO logs, warnings, or LLM infrastructure initialization

• Test file: tests/test_cli.py

• Current coverage:

  • Tests that importing pdd.cli correctly registers commands and re-exports symbols
  • Uses mocked dependencies to isolate module-level side effects

• Gap: Does not test that simple info commands avoid triggering the import chain

• Test file: tests/test_llm_invoke.py

• Current coverage:

  • Tests llm_invoke() function behavior with mocked dependencies
  • Does not test module-level initialization side effects

• Gap: No test for clean module import without side effects

Proposed Tests

Test 1: test_version_output_has_no_side_effects (Primary Bug Test)

• Input: Run pdd --version as a subprocess from a directory without PDD project markers (tmp_path)
• Expected:
  • Exit code 0
  • Output contains only pdd, version X.Y.Z
  • No INFO log messages (e.g., "LiteLLM disk cache configured")
  • No UserWarning messages (e.g., "Could not determine project root")
  • stderr is empty or contains no log prefixes like YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS - pdd.
• Actual (before fix): stdout/stderr contains INFO logs from pdd.llm_invoke module-level initialization

Test 2: test_help_output_has_no_side_effects

• Input: Run pdd --help as a subprocess from a non-project directory
• Expected:
  • Exit code 0
  • Help text is displayed
  • No INFO logs or warnings mixed in output
• Rationale: --help is another info command that should be side-effect free

Test 3: test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory

• Input: Run pdd --version from inside a valid PDD project directory (with .pdd/, .env)
• Expected:
  • Exit code 0
  • Only version string in output (no cache/config messages)
• Rationale: Ensures fix doesn't break behavior for users inside projects

Test 4: test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke

• Input: Directly import pdd.core.cli (not pdd.cli) and invoke --version via CliRunner
• Expected:
  • No side effects from pdd.llm_invoke module
  • Version is printed correctly
• Rationale: Verifies the fix - importing via pdd.core.cli avoids the problematic backward-compatibility imports

Test Location

• File: tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py (new)
• Framework: pytest with subprocess for E2E isolation
• Justification:
  • Similar to test_e2e_issue_349_sys_modules_pollution.py pattern
  • Subprocess isolation ensures we capture true CLI behavior (module-level side effects)
  • CliRunner alone won't catch these issues since the test process already has modules loaded

Test Implementation Notes

1. Subprocess Testing Required: The bug is module-level side effects during import. Using CliRunner in-process may miss these because:

   • Test fixtures may pre-mock or pre-import modules
   • Module-level code runs once per process, so repeated tests see cached state

2. Regex Pattern for Log Detection:

   LOG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2},\d{3} - ')
   WARNING_PATTERN = re.compile(r'(UserWarning|WARNING|INFO):')

3. Environment Setup:

   # Run from a clean tmp directory with no .pdd, .env, .pddrc
   env = {**os.environ}
   env.pop('PDD_PATH', None)  # Remove any PDD_PATH that might affect behavior

4. Fixtures Needed:

   • tmp_path (built-in pytest fixture)
   • Fresh subprocess environment isolation

Additional Regression Test

Test 5: test_version_performance_not_impacted_by_llm_init

• Input: Measure time for pdd --version execution
• Expected: Completes in under 1 second (no heavy initialization)
• Rationale: If the fix is correct, --version should be fast because it doesn't trigger LLM infrastructure

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Proceeding to Step 7: Generate Test

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Step 7: Generated Test

Test File

tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py

Test Code

"""
E2E Test for Issue #25: INFO logs and warnings appear when running pdd --version.

This test verifies that simple informational commands like `--version` and `--help`
do not trigger LLM infrastructure initialization (logging setup, cache configuration).

The Bug:
- Running `pdd --version` from outside a project directory shows:
  - UserWarning about project root (v0.0.49, now removed)
  - INFO logs about LLM model CSV and LiteLLM disk cache (still present)
- This happens because `pdd/cli.py` eagerly imports modules for backward compatibility
- The import chain triggers `pdd/llm_invoke.py` module-level execution

E2E Test Strategy:
- Use subprocess to run `pdd --version` and `pdd --help` in a fresh process
- Subprocess isolation is required because the bug is module-level side effects
- Run from a non-project directory (e.g., tmp_path) to maximize side effects
- Verify stdout/stderr contain ONLY the expected output, no INFO logs or warnings

The test should:
- FAIL on the current buggy code (INFO logs detected)
- PASS once the bug is fixed (clean output)
"""

import os
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path

import pytest


def get_project_root() -> Path:
    """Get the project root directory."""
    current = Path(__file__).parent
    while current != current.parent:
        if (current / "pdd").is_dir() and (current / "pyproject.toml").is_file():
            return current
        current = current.parent
    raise RuntimeError("Could not find project root with pdd/ directory")


class TestVersionSideEffectsE2E:
    """E2E tests verifying that --version and --help do not trigger side effects."""

    def test_version_output_has_no_side_effects(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """
        E2E Test: `pdd --version` should ONLY output the version string, nothing else.

        This is the primary test for Issue #25.
        """
        project_root = get_project_root()

        result = subprocess.run(
            [sys.executable, "-m", "pdd.cli", "--version"],
            capture_output=True,
            text=True,
            cwd=str(tmp_path),
            env={
                **os.environ,
                "PYTHONPATH": str(project_root),
                "PDD_PATH": "",
            },
            timeout=30
        )

        all_output = result.stdout + result.stderr

        side_effect_patterns = [
            "INFO", "WARNING", "UserWarning", "LiteLLM",
            "litellm_cache", "LLM model CSV", "pdd.llm_invoke",
            "disk cache configured",
        ]

        found_side_effects = []
        for pattern in side_effect_patterns:
            if pattern in all_output:
                found_side_effects.append(pattern)

        if found_side_effects:
            pytest.fail(
                f"BUG DETECTED (Issue #25): `pdd --version` has side effects!\n\n"
                f"Found unexpected patterns in output: {found_side_effects}\n\n"
                f"Full stdout:\n{result.stdout}\n\n"
                f"Full stderr:\n{result.stderr}"
            )

        assert "pdd, version" in result.stdout or "pdd, version" in all_output
        assert result.returncode == 0

    def test_help_output_has_no_side_effects(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: `pdd --help` should not trigger LLM infrastructure initialization."""
        # Similar implementation - checks for INFO logs in help output

    def test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory(self):
        """E2E Test: `pdd --version` should be clean even inside a project directory."""
        # Verifies fix works regardless of location

    def test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: Importing pdd.core.cli should NOT trigger llm_invoke side effects."""
        # Confirms the minimal import path is clean (passes currently)

    def test_version_command_performance(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: `pdd --version` should complete quickly (< 2 seconds)."""
        # Performance regression indicator (passes currently)

What This Test Verifies

The tests verify that running pdd --version and pdd --help do not produce any logging output (INFO, WARNING) or trigger LLM infrastructure initialization.

Current Test Results (buggy code):

• test_version_output_has_no_side_effects - FAILS (detects INFO logs in stderr)
• test_help_output_has_no_side_effects - FAILS (detects INFO logs in stderr)
• test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory - FAILS (detects INFO logs)
• test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke - PASSES (confirms pdd.core.cli is clean)
• test_version_command_performance - PASSES (completes in < 2s)

Example failure output:

Found unexpected patterns in output: ['INFO', 'LiteLLM', 'litellm_cache', 'LLM model CSV', 'pdd.llm_invoke', 'disk cache configured']

Full stderr:
2026-01-25 00:21:36,230 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - Using user-specific LLM model CSV: /Users/.../.pdd/llm_model.csv
2026-01-25 00:21:36,237 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at .../litellm_cache.sqlite

Running the Test

pytest tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py -v

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Proceeding to Step 8: Verification

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Step 8: Verification Complete

Test Execution

============================= test session starts ==============================
platform darwin -- Python 3.12.7, pytest-9.0.0

tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_version_output_has_no_side_effects FAILED
tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_help_output_has_no_side_effects FAILED
tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory FAILED
tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke PASSED
tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_version_command_performance FAILED

=================================== FAILURES ===================================
______ TestVersionSideEffectsE2E.test_version_output_has_no_side_effects _______
E           Failed: BUG DETECTED (Issue #25): `pdd --version` has side effects!
E           
E           Found unexpected patterns in output: ['INFO', 'LiteLLM', 'litellm_cache', 'LLM model CSV', 'pdd.llm_invoke', 'disk cache configured']
E           
E           Full stdout:
E           python -m pdd.cli, version 0.0.128
E           
E           Full stderr:
E           2026-01-25 00:22:59,076 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - Using user-specific LLM model CSV: /Users/caijiamin/.pdd/llm_model.csv
E           2026-01-25 00:22:59,083 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at .../litellm_cache.sqlite

_______ TestVersionSideEffectsE2E.test_help_output_has_no_side_effects ________
E           Failed: BUG DETECTED (Issue #25): `pdd --help` has side effects!
E           
E           Found unexpected patterns: ['INFO', 'LiteLLM', 'litellm_cache', 'LLM model CSV', 'pdd.llm_invoke', 'disk cache configured']
E           
E           Full stderr:
E           2026-01-25 00:23:01,418 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - Using user-specific LLM model CSV: /Users/caijiamin/.pdd/llm_model.csv
E           2026-01-25 00:23:01,424 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured at .../litellm_cache.sqlite

_ TestVersionSideEffectsE2E.test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory _
E           Failed: BUG DETECTED (Issue #25): `pdd --version` has side effects even inside project!
E           
E           Found patterns: ['INFO', 'LiteLLM', 'litellm_cache', 'LLM model CSV', 'pdd.llm_invoke']

________ TestVersionSideEffectsE2E.test_version_command_performance ___________
E           AssertionError: `pdd --version` took 2.64s, expected < 2.0s. This may indicate unnecessary module loading.

========================= 4 failed, 1 passed in 9.45s ==========================

Verification Status

PASS: Test correctly detects the bug

The tests successfully detect the bug:

• 3 tests fail because INFO logs appear in stderr when running pdd --version and pdd --help
• 1 test passes confirming that importing pdd.core.cli directly does NOT trigger the side effects
• 1 test fails due to slow performance (2.64s for --version), which is a symptom of the same bug

Summary

Step	Result
Duplicate Check	✅ No duplicates found
Documentation	✅ Confirmed bug (not documented as expected)
Triage	✅ Proceed with investigation
Reproduction	✅ Reproduced on macOS with v0.0.128
Root Cause	✅ Identified eager imports in cli.py
Prompt Classification	✅ Code bug (not prompt-related)
Test Plan	✅ Subprocess-based E2E testing strategy
Test Generation	✅ 5 tests created
Verification	✅ Tests correctly detect the bug

Bug Details

• Location: pdd/cli.py:17-41 (eager backward-compatibility imports)
• Root Cause: Module-level imports in pdd/cli.py trigger import chain to pdd/llm_invoke.py, which runs ~700 lines of initialization code (logging setup, cache configuration) even for simple commands like --version
• Test File: tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py

Import Chain Causing Side Effects

pdd/cli.py:19 → pdd/code_generator_main.py:21 → pdd/code_generator.py:7 → pdd/llm_invoke.py

Next Steps

1. Fix the bug by either:
   • Option A: Remove/lazy-load the backward compatibility imports in pdd/cli.py:17-41
   • Option B: Defer llm_invoke.py initialization using lazy patterns (e.g., get_project_root() function instead of module-level PROJECT_ROOT)
2. Run the test to confirm the fix: pytest tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py -v
3. Run full test suite to check for regressions
4. Submit PR with fix and test

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Proceeding to Step 9: E2E Tests

[jiaminc-cmu]

Step 9: E2E Test

Environment Discovery

• Repository language: Python
• Test framework: pytest (with pytest-cov, pytest-mock, pytest-asyncio, pytest-xdist)
• Existing E2E tests found: Yes - tests/test_e2e_issue_*.py (14 files including test_e2e_issue_349_sys_modules_pollution.py, test_e2e_issue_295_openai_schema.py, etc.)
• Test configuration: pytest.ini at project root, tests/conftest.py for fixtures
• Fixtures/helpers used: tmp_path (pytest builtin), runner (CliRunner), preserve_pdd_path, restore_standard_streams
• Environment variables required: None for this test (uses subprocess isolation)
• Auth/credentials: Not applicable for --version/--help commands

E2E Test File

tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py

Test Type

CLI (subprocess-based E2E test)

What This Test Verifies

The test verifies that simple CLI commands like pdd --version and pdd --help do NOT trigger LLM infrastructure initialization:

• No INFO logs about LLM model CSV loading
• No INFO logs about LiteLLM disk cache configuration
• No UserWarnings about project root detection

This is the user-facing symptom of Issue #25: users see logging output before their version/help output, which is confusing and unnecessary for simple informational commands.

Test Code

"""
E2E Test for Issue #25: INFO logs and warnings appear when running pdd --version.

This test verifies that simple informational commands like `--version` and `--help`
do not trigger LLM infrastructure initialization (logging setup, cache configuration).
"""

import os
import subprocess
import sys
from pathlib import Path

import pytest


def get_project_root() -> Path:
    """Get the project root directory."""
    current = Path(__file__).parent
    while current != current.parent:
        if (current / "pdd").is_dir() and (current / "pyproject.toml").is_file():
            return current
        current = current.parent
    raise RuntimeError("Could not find project root with pdd/ directory")


class TestVersionSideEffectsE2E:
    """E2E tests verifying that --version and --help do not trigger side effects."""

    def test_version_output_has_no_side_effects(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: `pdd --version` should ONLY output the version string."""
        project_root = get_project_root()

        result = subprocess.run(
            [sys.executable, "-m", "pdd.cli", "--version"],
            capture_output=True,
            text=True,
            cwd=str(tmp_path),
            env={**os.environ, "PYTHONPATH": str(project_root), "PDD_PATH": ""},
            timeout=30
        )

        side_effect_patterns = [
            "INFO", "WARNING", "UserWarning", "LiteLLM", "litellm_cache",
            "LLM model CSV", "pdd.llm_invoke", "disk cache configured",
        ]

        found_side_effects = [p for p in side_effect_patterns if p in result.stdout + result.stderr]
        if found_side_effects:
            pytest.fail(f"BUG DETECTED (Issue #25): Side effects found: {found_side_effects}")

        assert "pdd, version" in result.stdout
        assert result.returncode == 0

    def test_help_output_has_no_side_effects(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: `pdd --help` should not trigger LLM infrastructure."""
        # Similar to above, checks for clean output

    def test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory(self):
        """E2E Test: Should be clean even inside a project directory."""
        # Runs from project root instead of tmp_path

    def test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: Importing pdd.core.cli should NOT trigger llm_invoke."""
        # Verifies the minimal import path is clean

    def test_version_command_performance(self, tmp_path: Path):
        """E2E Test: `pdd --version` should complete in < 2 seconds."""
        # Performance regression indicator

Test Execution Result

============================= test session starts ==============================
platform darwin -- Python 3.12.7, pytest-9.0.0, pluggy-1.6.0
rootdir: /Users/caijiamin/Desktop/pdd/pdd/.pdd/worktrees/fix-issue-25
configfile: pytest.ini
collected 5 items

test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_version_output_has_no_side_effects FAILED
test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_help_output_has_no_side_effects FAILED
test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory FAILED
test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke PASSED
test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py::TestVersionSideEffectsE2E::test_version_command_performance PASSED

=========================== FAILURES ===================================
test_version_output_has_no_side_effects - Failed: BUG DETECTED (Issue #25): 
  Found unexpected patterns: ['INFO', 'LiteLLM', 'litellm_cache', 'LLM model CSV', 'pdd.llm_invoke', 'disk cache configured']
  
  stderr:
  2026-01-25 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - Using user-specific LLM model CSV
  2026-01-25 - pdd.llm_invoke - INFO - LiteLLM disk cache configured

========================= 3 failed, 2 passed in 7.77s ==========================

E2E Test Status

PASS: E2E test correctly detects the bug

Test	Status	Notes
test_version_output_has_no_side_effects	FAILED	Correctly detects INFO logs in stderr
test_help_output_has_no_side_effects	FAILED	Correctly detects INFO logs in stderr
test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory	FAILED	Bug persists even inside project
test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke	PASSED	Confirms pdd.core.cli import path is clean
test_version_command_performance	PASSED	1.7s (threshold: 2.0s)

Key Insight: The test test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke PASSES, confirming that importing pdd.core.cli directly does NOT load llm_invoke. The bug is in pdd/cli.py:17-41 where backward-compatibility imports trigger the problematic module chain.

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Proceeding to Step 10: Create Draft PR

[jiaminc-cmu]

Step 10: Draft PR Created

Pull Request

PR #390: Add failing tests for #25: version command side effects

Branch

fix/issue-25

What's Included

• Failing E2E tests at tests/test_e2e_issue_25_version_side_effects.py
• 5 tests total (3 failing to detect the bug, 2 passing baseline tests)
• Commits: 1

Test Details

Test	Status	Purpose
test_version_output_has_no_side_effects	FAILS ❌	--version should not emit logs
test_help_output_has_no_side_effects	FAILS ❌	--help should not emit logs
test_version_output_clean_inside_project_directory	FAILS ❌	Bug persists in project dir
test_cli_import_chain_for_version_does_not_trigger_llm_invoke	PASSES ✅	pdd.core.cli is clean
test_version_command_performance	PASSES ✅	Performance is acceptable

Next Steps for Maintainers

1. Review the failing tests to understand the expected behavior
2. Implement the fix at pdd/cli.py:17-41 (make backward-compatibility imports lazy)
3. Verify all E2E tests pass with your fix
4. Run full test suite to check for regressions
5. Mark the PR as ready for review

Manual Fix Notes

This is a code bug in core infrastructure, not a prompt-generated file. The pdd fix command is not applicable here because:

• pdd/cli.py has no corresponding .prompt file
• This is manually-written CLI infrastructure code

Recommended manual fix approach:

1. Make the imports at pdd/cli.py:17-41 lazy (wrap in functions or use importlib)
2. Only import llm_invoke and related modules when actually needed for LLM operations
3. Alternative: Defer module-level initialization in llm_invoke.py to function calls

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Investigation complete. A draft PR with failing tests has been created and linked to this issue.